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astro-ph.GA2015★ 53 cited

SN Refsdal: Classification as a Luminous and Blue SN 1987A-like Type II Supernova

P. L. Kelly, G. Brammer, J. Selsing +19

We have acquired Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and Very Large Telescope near-infrared spectra and images of supernova (SN) Refsdal after its discovery as an Einstein cross in Fall 2…

math.AP2015★ 11 cited

Weak solutions of geometric flows associated to integro-differential harmonic maps

Armin Schikorra, Yannick Sire, Changyou Wang

The purpose of this note is to prove the existence of global weak solutions to the flow associated to integro-differential harmonic maps into spheres and Riemannian homogeneous man…

cond-mat.mes-hall2015★ 340 cited

On-chip integrated, silicon-graphene plasmonic Schottky photodetector, with high responsivity and avalanche photogain

Ilya Goykhman, Ugo Sassi, Boris Desiatov +8

We report an on-chip integrated metal-graphene-silicon plasmonic Schottky photodetector with 85mA/W responsivity at 1.55 um and 7% internal quantum efficiency. This is one order of…

cond-mat.str-el2015★ 152 cited

Correlated impurities and intrinsic spin liquid physics in the kagome material Herbertsmithite

Tian-Heng Han, M. R. Norman, J. -J. Wen +4

Low energy inelastic neutron scattering on single crystals of the kagome spin liquid compound ZnCu3(OD)6Cl2 (Herbertsmithite) reveals antiferromagnetic correlations between impurit…

cs.CV2015

Sparse Coding with Fast Image Alignment via Large Displacement Optical Flow

Xiaoxia Sun, Nasser M. Nasrabadi, Trac D. Tran

Sparse representation-based classifiers have shown outstanding accuracy and robustness in image classification tasks even with the presence of intense noise and occlusion. However,…

cond-mat.supr-con2015★ 49 cited

Anomalous gap edge dissipation in disordered superconductors on the brink of localization

Bing Cheng, Liang Wu, N. J. Laurita +4

Superconductivity in disordered systems close to an incipient localization transition has been an area of investigation for many years. It has been noted that in such highly disord…

cs.CV2015★ 3 cited

Deformable Distributed Multiple Detector Fusion for Multi-Person Tracking

Andy J Ma, Pong C Yuen, Suchi Saria

This paper addresses fully automated multi-person tracking in complex environments with challenging occlusion and extensive pose variations. Our solution combines multiple detector…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2015★ 38 cited

New Honeycomb Iridium (V) Oxides: NaIrO and SrCaIrO

David C. Wallace, Tyrel M. McQueen

We report the structures and physical properties of two new iridates, NaIrO and SrCaIrO, both of which contain continuous two-dimensional honeycomb connectivity. Na…

astro-ph.GA2015★ 46 cited

Second Epoch Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Kepler's Supernova Remnant: The Proper Motions of Balmer Filaments

Ravi Sankrit, John C. Raymond, William P. Blair +5

We report on the proper motions of Balmer-dominated filaments in Kepler's supernova remnant using high resolution images obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope at two epochs sepa…

astro-ph.GA2015★ 63 cited

On the Metallicity and Origin of the Smith High-Velocity Cloud

Andrew J. Fox, Nicolas Lehner, Felix J. Lockman +7

The Smith Cloud is a gaseous high-velocity cloud (HVC) in an advanced state of accretion, only 2.9 kpc below the Galactic plane and due to impact the disk in 27 Myr. It is unique a…

astro-ph.GA2015★ 73 cited

APOGEE Kinematics I: Overview of the Kinematics of the Galactic Bulge as Mapped by APOGEE

M. Ness, G. Zasowski, J. A. Johnson +12

We present the stellar kinematics across the Galactic bulge and into the disk at positive longitudes from the SDSS-III APOGEE spectroscopic survey of the Milky Way. APOGEE includes…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 13 cited

Observations of EUV Waves in 3He-Rich Solar Energetic Particle Events

R. Bucik, D. E. Innes, L. Guo +2

Small 3He-rich solar energetic particle (SEP) events with their anomalous abundances, markedly different from solar system, provide evidence for a unique acceleration mechanism tha…

astro-ph.GA2015★ 35 cited

Giant scattering cones in obscured quasars

Georges Obied, Nadia L. Zakamska, Dominika Wylezalek +1

We analyze Hubble Space Telescope observations of scattering regions in 20 luminous obscured quasars at (11 new observations and 9 archival ones) observed at rest-fra…

hep-ex2015★ 16 cited

Time-dependent analysis of decays and studies of the system in decays

P. del Amo Sanchez, others

We measure the time-dependent asymmetry in the radiative-penguin decay , using a sample of million $Υ(4S) \to B{\kern 0.18em\overline{\kern…

astro-ph.GA2015★ 10 cited

Exploring X-ray Binary Populations in Compact Group Galaxies with

P. Tzanavaris, A. E. Hornschemeier, S. C. Gallagher +5

We obtain total galaxy X-ray luminosities, , originating from individually detected point sources in a sample of 47 galaxies in 15 compact groups of galaxies (CGs). For the gr…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 92 cited

First images of debris disks around TWA 7, TWA 25, HD 35650, and HD 377

Élodie Choquet, Marshall D. Perrin, Christine H. Chen +15

We present the first images of four debris disks observed in scattered light around the young (4--250 Myr old) M dwarfs TWA 7 and TWA 25, the K6 star HD 35650, and the G2 star HD 3…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 48 cited

Disk Emission from Magneto-hydrodynamic Simulations of Spinning Black Holes

Jeremy D. Schnittman, Julian H. Krolik, Scott C. Noble

We present the results of a new series of global 3D relativistic magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of thin accretion disks around spinning black holes. The disks have aspect r…

hep-ex2015★ 47 cited

Measurement of differential and integrated fiducial cross sections for Higgs boson production in the four-lepton decay channel in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 and 8 TeV

CMS Collaboration

Integrated fiducial cross sections for the production of four leptons via the H to 4l decays (l = e, mu) are measured in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 and 8 TeV. Measurements are pe…

astro-ph.CO2015★ 48 cited

A Free-Form mass model of the Hubble Frontier Fields Cluster AS1063 (RXC J2248.7-4431) with over one hundred constraints

Jose M. Diego, Tom Broadhurst, Jess Wong +5

We derive a free-form mass distribution for the massive cluster AS1063 (z=0.348) using the completed optical imaging from the Hubble Frontier Fields programme. Based on a subset of…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 40 cited

Submillimeter Polarization Spectrum in the Vela C Molecular Cloud

Natalie N. Gandilo, Peter A. R. Ade, Francesco E. Angilè +27

Polarization maps of the Vela C molecular cloud were obtained at 250, 350, and 500um during the 2012 flight of the balloon-borne telescope BLASTPol. These measurements are used in…

hep-ex2015★ 69 cited

Study of Z boson production in pPb collisions at sqrt(s[NN]) = 5.02 TeV

CMS Collaboration

The production of Z bosons in pPb collisions at sqrt(s[NN]) = 5.02 TeV is studied by the CMS experiment via the electron and muon decay channels. The inclusive cross section is com…

hep-ex2015★ 53 cited

Measurement of the inclusive jet cross section in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 2.76 TeV

CMS Collaboration

The double-differential inclusive jet cross section is measured as a function of jet transverse momentum pT and absolute rapidity y, using proton-proton collision data collected wi…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 39 cited

Ultra-high-energy-cosmic-ray hot spots from tidal disruption events

Daniel N. Pfeffer, Ely D. Kovetz, Marc Kamionkowski

We consider the possibility that tidal disruption events (TDEs) caused by supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in nearby galaxies can account for the ultra-high-energy cosmic-ray (UHEC…

astro-ph.CO2015★ 110 cited

Deja Vu All Over Again: The Reappearance of Supernova Refsdal

P. L. Kelly, S. A. Rodney, T. Treu +21

In Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging taken on 10 November 2014, four images of supernova (SN) "Refsdal" (redshift z=1.49) appeared in an Einstein-cross--like configuration (imag…